Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 70C > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - Consumer Credit Agreements

• Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact as stated in a written contract or otherwise as found in the parties' language or by implication from other circumstances, including:
       (1)(a) course of dealing;
       (1)(b) usage of trade; or
       (1)(c) course of performance. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract: means a document containing written terms and conditions of a credit agreement. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Creditor: means :
            (4)(a)(i) a party:

                 (4)(a)(i)(A) who regularly extends consumer credit that is subject to a finance charge or is payable by written agreement in more than four installments, not including a down payment; and

                 (4)(a)(i)(B) to whom the obligation is initially payable, either on the face of the note or contract, or by agreement when there is no note or contract;
            (4)(a)(ii) an issuer of a credit card that extends either open-end credit or credit that:

                 (4)(a)(ii)(A) is not subject to a finance charge; and

                 (4)(a)(ii)(B) is not payable by written agreement in more than four installments; and
            (4)(a)(iii) an issuer of a credit card that extends closed-end credit that:

                 (4)(a)(iii)(A) is subject to a finance charge; or

                 (4)(a)(iii)(B) is payable by written agreement in more than four installments. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
• Installment: means a payment upon a debt that is part of a series of payments, each of which is less than the original amount of the debt and scheduled as to a specific amount and due date by agreement of the parties for the purpose of repaying the debt. See Utah Code 70C-1-302
• Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) ^{Source: OCC}
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5